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Can you have more than one VA loan at a time

Can I have more than one VA loan at a time?

The quick answer is, you sure can.

Minneapolis, MN: VA loans can be confusing. Veterans frequently ask if they can have more than one VA mortgage loan at a time. The quick answer is yes, while the longer answers is this question usually breaks down into three categories:

  1. I’ve have used a VA loan in the past, can I a VA Loan again?
  2. I currently have a home with a VA loan, and want to sell this home, and buy another house with a VA loan.
  3. I have a home with a VA loan now, I DO NOT plan on selling it, and want to buy another home with a VA loan

The first two questions are easy. Yes, you can use a VA loan multiple times.

The third question becomes a bit more complicated, as it is all about the entitlement you’ve used up on your current home, and how much entitlement is still available to use on the next home.

From there, you might have enough remaining entitlement to buy another home with no down payment, or there might not be enough entitlement left, requiring you to come up with some down payment.

Finally, if the new home you are buying is more than your remaining entitlement allows, you can still use a VA loan, you just need to put down 25% of the difference of the purchase price and maximum loan amount.

The first thing you need to do is obtain your current Certificate of Eligibility to help the Lender your determine your options. When obtaining your VA Loan from a VA lenders like Cambria Mortgage, they can usually get your certificate on your behalf without you needing to do anything.

From there, your Loan Officer can calculate all your options and let you know if you can have two or more VA Loans at the same time.

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Take Advantage of your VA Benefits! VA Home Loans for Minnesota and Wisconsin military veterans

VA loans MNWhy get a VA Loan?    

It’s simple … Lower Rates. Lower Payments. $0 Down Payment.

Thousands of people are using their VA Loan benefit every single month. Let us help you purchase a MN or WI home with ZERO DOWN, or lower your existing VA home loan with a refinance to today’s low interest rates.

BUYING A HOME WITH A VA HOME LOANS

Purchase with Zero Down

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till allows a Vet buy a home with Zero DOWN and finance 100% of the home’s purchase price. Now more than ever, banks are requiring larger down payments for conventional loans with more expensive mortgage insurance. In many cases they require 10-20% down, putting home ownership out of reach for many prospective buyers.

How much will $0 down save you? FHA loans require 3.5% down. Conventional loans will require a minimum of 5% down, and in many cases as much as 10% and 20%.

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VA loans have NO PMI = Lower Monthly Payments

ZERO DOWN VA Home LoansA VA Loan offers a HUGE savings benefit. They do NOT require monthly PMI, or private mortgage insurance. PMI is an added monthly expense required for conventional loans and FHA loans where the borrower finances more than 80% of the home’s value.

Interest rates are also typically lower with a VA Loan, than a conventional loan. A lower rate combined with monthly PMI savings can substantially lower your monthly payment.

Getting Qualified is Easier

The qualification guidelines are less stringent for VA Loans. Because the loan is backed by the government, lenders don’t need to meet strict lending rules.

VA Purchase loans for Veterans – APPLY

VA Loans require no down payment, and have no mortgage insurance, plus you can roll all your closing costs into the loan. This makes for one heck of a great first-time home buyer deal for military veterans wanting to buy a home! The country appreciates your service. This is one way we pay you back. Today mortgage rates on VA loans are very low, making homes even more affordable.

VA Home Mortgage Loan Advantages vs Other Mortgage Loan Options

  • VA home loans do not require a down payment, unless the purchase price is more than the appraised value or in excess of current loan limits.

  • VA home loans have limitations on which closing costs may be assessed to the veteran.

  • VA home loans have no prepaid without penalty.

  •  Maximum (zero down) VA loan has increased to match conforming loans!

  • VA home loans may have forbearance extended to worthy VA homeowners experiencing temporary financial difficulty

  • VA performs personal loan servicing and offers financial counseling to help veterans avoid losing their homes during temporary financial difficulties

  • VA interest rates are competitive with conventional loan interest rates.

  • VA home loans do not require mortgage insurance – this is a HUGE savings.

  • Although there is no down payment required – There are still closing costs, but the seller usually pays ALL of the veteran’s closing costs (and with a $0 down payment, the veteran can literally purchase a home for nothing).

VA Mortgage Loan Changes

VA Mortgage Loan Program Changes

Since World War II, The VA home loan program has helped over 18 million veterans receive government-backed mortgages.  Recently the President signed into law some modifications to the VA home loan program.  This new bill will benefit disabled service members, single-parent soldiers and military widows. The new changes include:

Surviving  spouses of Veterans

Before the change, the only way military widows could participate in the VA no-down-payment program is if their spouse had a service-related disability or died in the line of duty.  As a result of the change, a widow may get a VA loans  if the veteran had a service-related disability for at least ten years before their death.

Single parents and military couples

When applying for a VA home loan, you have to sign a piece of paper saying that the property will be your primary residence and you will be the primary occupant.  Military spouses can take the place of military members serving abroad when signing this paper, but this doesn’t necessarily help single-parent soldiers and married military couples.  As a result of this bill, dependent children will be able to meet the occupancy requirement.  Active service members who don’t have children, unfortunately, will still be unable to meet the occupancy requirements.

Disabled veterans

Every VA loans has a funding fee. This fee is added to the loan amount, and the proceeds to go making sure the program will be self-sufficient and not cost tax payers any money. The fee varies by service, first time or second time use of a VA loan, or a VA streamline refinance.

Borrowers with a VA service-related disabilities of at least 10% have always been exempt from this fee.

Many times, Veterans often have to wait months to get their official  VA disability rating.  Thus they potentially may have to pay the VA funding fee when they shouldn’t have to.  With this improvement to VA mortgage loan program, the VA will be required to waive the fee after the pre-disability exam indicates the individual is disabled, instead of waiting months for the official “disability rating.”

Adjustable Mortgages

While most VA loans are the standard 30-year fixed rate mortgage, adjustable mortagegs were an option. Those ARM loans were scheduled to be cut out of the VA loan program by the end of 2012, but adjustable VA mortgages  will now continue to be available.

Veterans living in high-cost area of the country

Veterans who live in the most expensive areas of the nation were hit hard last fall when loan limits for government-backed mortgages dropped to $625,000 from $729,000.  As a result of this bill, higher county loan limits will be reinstated sometime in 2014.